Sediment remover



Feb. 28 A. E. JONES SEDIMENT REMOVER Filed Mroh s. 1924' INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 28,1928. i

ALBERT E. JONEeEQF DETROIT/Kleeman snDIMENr iantrovis:it. 'r

applicativa mea March s, 1924.y serial no. 696,715.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a sedimentremover and has forl its object the provision of a device adapt#- ed forremoving` sediment from. the bodyy of tanks and the like which vwill besimplefin structure, economical of manufacture, and highly eiiicient inuse.

Anotherobject of the invention is the prof. i vision of asedimentremover which will aff.l ford a maximum amount of entrance andexit space for permitting the rapid and ready f filling and emptying ofthe containerv enhy bodied in the invention.

provision of va Sediment removerhaving means for closing the openingthrough which the sediment enters and exits,`\said meansaording alifting handle for raising the same.

f Another object of the invention is the prov` vision of a sedimentremover having a. valve for closing the entrance and exit opening,

said valve being provided with a lifting han-4 f v dle whereby the valveis held securely closedy during the lifting operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. p The invention consists in thecombinations and'arrangements ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood kfrom a reference totheaccompanyingdrawings which form a and in which,

Fig. 1 is alongitudinal vertical sectional view of the invention,

i Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

' Fig. 3 is a `side elevational view of the invention,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on substantially line 4 4of Fig. 3. n The invention in its preferred form com prises an elongatedcylindrical tank, or casing, 7 having a bell-shaped cap, or closure 8mounted on the upper'end thereof. The cap, or closure, may be welded tothe cylindrical member 7, or crimped thereon. as desired. The joining ofthe cap 8 to the portion 7 must be such as to provide an air tightjoint. The cap 8 is provided, at itsupper end, with a valve 9communicating with the interior of the tank or casing 7 and providedWith a suitable stop 4cock 10'for opening and closing the valve topermit communication of the interior of the casing 7 with theatmosphere. Mounted on the cypart of thisv specificationv lindrical`casing 7 *is a suitable concave base 11'of greater d1ameter at its openend than Lacan@ olf-Fien,

the casing 7, and having .a flange-12 ex.-

tending inwardly of the casing 7 and provided with an. upwardlyextending flange or collary 13 adapted toembrace the periphf ery ofthecasing or shell 7. The base is also provided-.withlegs 1.4.4 .It ispreferred to form the base from a' single lcasting, al-` though 'thislparticularV method of structure is left optional with the one making thedea shell, or casing, 7 may l v be soldered'to the base, or welded, orother` Another object ofl the invention is the vice. The; cylindricalthrough thecollar 13 is a rod` 15 having the outer end thereof'turned tovform a crank or-eyelet 16: in vwhich is fasteneda rod 17 projectingupwardlyxof the casing and journalled in a yb'raclretli mounted onthe'side thereof; The-upper end of the rod 17 is providedwith. a. handhold 19fwhereby.they

rod maybe reciprocated.longitudinally of the casing 7. .-Mountedon thevrod 15 interiorly substantially of the casing is a disc. i

` or valve20, one half-.of which is adapted to'y engage against theupper vsurface ofthe ange 12 and the other half/of it is-adapted toengage against` the. lower surface .of the flange-12,'thussecurelyclosing theopening ofthe casing or shell 7.

In operation, the valve 9 is closed and the device is then inserted intothe liquid from Y which the sediment is desired to be removed. As thedevice is lowered into the liquid, the air contained within thecylindrical casing 7 prevents, to any great extent, the entry of theliquid into the interior ofthe casing. When the lower portion of the.casing is lbrought into engagement with the sediment, the valve 9 maythen be opened andthe atmospheric pressure will cause the liquid at thebottom of the con- 'i tainer in which it is positioned to rush into fthe shell 7, theV valve 2() being in this instance turned to theposition shown in Fig. 1. By moving the device over the bottom of thecontainer in which the sediment is found, the entire surface ofthebottom may be quickly and easily covered.` When the atmospheric pressureWithin the shell 7 and eXteriorly thereof vhas been equalized, the valve20 may then be closed by drawing upwardly on the `rod 17 and the shell 7with its contents removed. It is 4to be noted. that with a valvemounted, as shown, substantially the entire surface of the ,openingleading into the casing is unobstructed to permit the passage of .fluidthereinto. This `feature permits the rapid filling of the casing andalso the quick emptying ofthe same.

It is also to he noted that the hand hold* Thebase 11 and the:legslserve to support thecasing 7 above a surface upon which the devicemay be positioned Asufficiently to peri.

mitV free and easy operation of the disc `2() onl the rod 15 `as apivot. i p i s `Vihile I haveillusti'ated-iand described the preferredform of structure, I do not wish to 'limit myself to the preciseformof'` structure shown but desire yto avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come Within the scope ofthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I `clairnasnew` and desire `tosecure by Leti f adapted uponrocking in one directiona preters Patentis: y i y i i 1; A sediment remover comprising a ,cy-v lindrical Vcasingof uniforml diameter throughout its length, the lower end thereof beingopen throughout its 'entire area;` a cap for closing the upper endofsaid casing in an airtight connection; a valve mounted in said cap forcontrolling passage of air from said casing;` a ba'seimountedoni thelower end of said casing having-a flangel projecting (interiorlyslightly ofthe inner surface of said casing; a: rod projected throughsaid casing, adjacent its lower end, diametrically thereof; La` circulardise mounted i diametrically on said rod `and adapted upon rocljringm ofsaid rod in one direction a predetermined f' distance; for closing thelower end of said casing, one half of said 4disc, Vwhen moved to closingposition, engaging on its undersurface, adjacentits periphery, theupper" surface of one half of said inteiiorly projecting flange, and forengaging `on its upper surface, throughout the other half, theundersurfaceof the other halfof said interiorly projecting flange; andmeans `extending longitudinally of said casing for rocking" ing openthroughout itswentire area atitsf lower end; a valve mounted in theopposite end for controlling passage of air from; said casing; a. hasemounted on the open end of said casing; a flange, ons-aid .haseproject-` ing interiorly of said casing;ja collar profA i jectingupwardly fromfsaidpbase and Vembracing the lower end of-isaidcasing; a:rod

projected through said collar and said cas ing diametrically, thereof;`a Vcircula-r ldisc` mounted Vdiametrically onf said `rod fand determineddistance for closing thci lower endof said casing, said disc,Wheninioved to closing position, engaging said inwardly i projectingangeg legsv on said base, said legs `being extended outwardly anddown-f` Wardly from the axisof said disc a.f distance not less thanone-,half of the,,diameter"ofl said disc for perinittingfthe rocking ofsaid i disc "to vertical position" upon the. engagement of said legswith a! supporting surface,

said base being concave and of larger diameter than said casing.

In testimony whereof haveA signed the` foregoing specification.

ALBERT aucuns;

